Head of Development - Renewable energy

Head of Development - Utility Scale Renewables - USA - €Excellent + Bonus + Career Prospects

Are you able to lead a large Onshore Development Portfolio? Have you experience in the development life cycle from start to finish? Are you excited by the prospect of leading a team for a global player within the Onshore renewables sector?

The Company

A global leader in Renewable Energy, this business sets the pace for the rest to follow in Onshore Project Development. Further expansion, budget and global demand for expansion has created the opportunity for a Head of Development to accelerate their regional growth plans within PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT. Offices on a total of three continents. 4,000 employees in 31 countries are dedicated to expanding wind energy in Europe, America and. Implementing projects with a total capacity of about 16GW

The Role:

As Head of Development, you will be responsible for support leading the group’s greenfield project development, M&A, and PPA activities of utility scale onshore Wind ,Solar PV and Battery Storage projects. Some duties will include:

• Lead the of utility scale renewable energy projects wihtin PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT
• Drive strategy and the organizations existing greenfield pipeline
• Guide the team on identification and prioritization of Wind & PV projects.
• Manage the development of authorised/ready to build projects.
• Recruit, lead & manage the development team for future success
• Manage PM's, associate project developers, subject matter experts, landowners, and utility / stakeholder engagements.
• Solve problems and find inventive ways to ensure success of projects
• Take a leading role in commercial negotiations

The Person:

The successful candidate will likely have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or Law
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in renewable energy development: origination, interconnection, land acquisition, landowner lease negotiations, public / private land research, due diligence, permitting, interconnection, etc.
• Strong working experience with utility scale renewable projects
• A strong network of Developers, EPCs, OEMs, and Financial Institutions

Due to the dynamic growth and accelerated build of a regional organisation your progression opportunities will be limited only by your desire to succeed as there is a real opportunity to advance to VP of Development, reporting into the CEO within 2 years.

If you are looking for a broad and challenging role with prospects to match, make your application without delay.

For more information and a confidential career discussion please contact me on the following:

Mobile: +1 954 852 4356

Email: isabella.monteiro@hunterphilips.com